Smart Feeder - Light sensor values

[MissPug+Chooks]

Hello!

 

Just seen my chooks this morning on the way back from the yard after letting them out a 6 this morning.

 

I have one chook that has started her moult and the under carriage is growing back nicely (vile quils but even all over) however I noticed this morning, that the feathers at the top of her legs are gone and she has some quils - BUT THE SKIN IS GREEN!

 

Is that normal - I can't say that I have looked at her skin under there before....I thought of scaley leg but the only bits that look weird are where the quills are growing through!

 

She seems fine otherwise, ( she is the one legged chicken that got attacked by a fox as a pullet and survived!) she is still hopping about, laying and eating....

 

ANY help would be much appreciated. I'm off to buy some scaley leg spray just in case and spray all of the girls

 

Edited November 24, 2011 by Guest

[Falkor]

Sounds like bruising to me....could you post a picture?

 

She could of injured / knocked herself and if she wasn't moulting you may not have noticed it all.

 

Although if she is one legged she may also be damaging herself when getting about by hopping and having to over compensate for her missing leg. We have had a grower pullet who broke one leg and hopped about on the other using her wing for balance and it was heavily bruised as a result. She was put to sleep as although she could get about and would eat for england her quailty of life suffered.

 

In my experience bruising caused by a knock will go away in time like it would on a human providing their is no more sinister damage underneath the surface. Arnica gel can be used if you like..... it can't hurt

 

Does she have full range of motion in the bruised leg? A trip to the vets can't hurt either.

 

Scaley leg wouldn't casue bruising but again a preventative treatment won't hurt her.

 

The other thing in could be (although I would lean towards the causes above) is that her new quils are very delicate and tendor and if they have been knocked then this may have caused the bruising.

 

Are you giving her anything to supplement her moult? She must be expending a great deal of energy to hop about and lay the eggs too and the moult will take it out of her also. A tonic and protein boost will certainly benefit her if you haven't already.

 

Now I am rambling......